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Next week, the U.S. Senate will take up the $819 billion  "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009."  that passed last night through the house.

The House Bill outlines a investment to education over two years, designed to boost programs such as early childhood education, construction, technology and charter schools.

The New River Valley looks to bring in about $11.9 million, according to a preliminary breakdown from the House Appropriations Committee. Two-year totals for each of the valley's divisions are:

• Montgomery County - $ 5,074,700
• Radford City -$ 600,800
• Giles County - $ 1,525,200
• Pulaski County - $ 3,512,400
• Floyd County - $ 1,206,200

You can see a complete list of Virginia's share here.

What is your take on the stimulus? Where do you think the money should go?

Five Pulaski County schools top the list of the most polluted schools in the state, according to a special report from USA Today.

Newbern and Dublin elementaries, Pulaski High and Middle and the Southwest Virginia Governor's School each is listed among the top 10 most polluted. Other nearby schools on the list include McHarg Elementary in Radford City and Belview Elementary in Montgomery County.

And, Just 174 other schools nationally  have  a worse outside air quality than Newbern, the study showed.

The newspaper used a model from the Environmental Protection Agency to track the highest industrial pollution. Data indicated that the air outside  Newbern had one of the highest levels of dangerous toxic chemicals, most of which have never been tested for their effects on children.

The board for the Southwest Virginia Governor's School meets today at 1 p.m.

The board will elect a chairman and vice chairman today. Another highlight of the agenda is the school's technology plan. According the plan, given to the board for information, the school wants to update its laptop computers for chemistry and biology labs and add free software, Star Office, to all computers.

In the next three to four-years, the school also wants to add laptops for students to check out.

They'll discuss the plan and more today at the school in Pulaski.